Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation

Speaker

Professor Paul van Gardingen

Chair

Professor Giles Atkinson

How can ecosystem management in developing countries contribute to poverty alleviation, as well as to inclusive and sustainable growth?

Paul van Gardingen (@espa_director) is UNESCO Chair of International Development at the University of Edinburgh and Director, Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Programme.

Giles Atkinson is Professor of Environmental Policy, Department of Geography & Environment, LSE.

The LSE Department of Geography & Environment (@LSEGeography) is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change.

The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a research centre at LSE. The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate.

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